Zymo Research Impact Initiative Grant

Supporting Scientists to Make an Impact on the World

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A Grant to Provide the Most Innovative NGS Resources to Scientists

At Zymo Research, we are dedicated to making Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) simple and accessible to the broader scientific community. As part of this commitment, we are proud to launch the Impact Initiative Grant.

The mission of this grant is to facilitate progress in science by transforming scientific vision to publication-ready discoveries that will positively impact society.

This grant program will award up to three recipients each quarter, with applications due on the last day of March, June, September, and December each year. The specific Zymo-Seq product featured is subject to change each quarter. Currently, we're featuring the Zymo-Seq RiboFree Total RNA Library Kit which provides an innovative probe-free rRNA depletion solution for any species.

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Zymo-Seq RiboFree Total RNA Library Kit (12 preps)

Compatible With Any Organism
Eliminates Bias With Probe-Free rRNA Depletion
Fastest RNA-Seq Library Workflow

Awardees Will Receive the Following Complete Workflow Worth Over $4,000^*

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RNA Clean-up

(15 preps)

RNA Clean & Concentrator Sample Kit

(R1015S; 5 preps x 3)

Library Preparation

(12 preps)

Zymo-Seq RiboFree Total RNA Library Kit

(R3000; 12 preps)

Sequencing

Illumina platform paired-end sequencing with 30 million reads per library (read length ≥ 100 bp)

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Bioinformatics

Data analysis using Zymo Research's RNA-seq Services Pipeline

Interested in learning more about the Zymo-Seq product line? Learn more here!

^{* The Complete Workflow does not include any custom requests for different sizes of the products or additional bioinformatic analysis.}

Eligibility and Requirements

Entries must be complete and written in English
Proposed project must be an original work
Use official organizational email and mailing address for the application

Selection Process

Submissions will be reviewed by Zymo Research scientists at the end of each quarter. Applicants will receive the decision email by the 15th of the month following the application due date.

Proposals will be considered based on how well the entry reflects scientific innovation, potential social impact, and the values Zymo Research represents.

Proposals should exemplify the mission of the Impact Initiative Grant. Qualified fields of study comprise a breadth of biological research topics which include but are not limited to: